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Red
2008 Fontodi Chianti Classico
Sangiovese
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Chianti
- Chianti Classico DOCG
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Community Tasting Notes 114
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Milos Likes this wine: 91 points
July 25, 2023 - Faded and colour showing age; forward cherry mash and forest floor notes, mushrooms; sweet cherry palate, tannins resolved; drinking perfectly now.
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SixHedgehogs Likes this wine: 92 points
May 9, 2023 - Best bottle in case so far. Dark Red. High-toned varnish aroma, which faded. Whiff of truffles. Lovely rich fruitcake and cherry flavours, woody smooth tannins. Beautifully mature. End note of ripe, fresh cherries. Lovely.
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rwpalmer wrote: 90 points
August 25, 2022 - From magnum this was bright and lively. Red-fruited and sinewy. Great food wine.
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EMichels wrote: 90 points
December 24, 2021 - Good complexity; Blood and iodine; Strong peppermint?; Heavy sediment
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Nothung Likes this wine: 91 points
March 21, 2021 - Still drinking really well, although probably nearing the end of its peak drinking window. Drunk from magnum, which may explain why my bottle still had plenty of life left in contrast to the bottles opened by other reviewers. Opened about 6 hours before drinking. A beautiful Chianti.
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By Richard Jennings
2/2/2012 (link) 86 points(Fontodi Chianti Classico) Group's #8 (my #7) – 103 pts.; 0, 0, 1, 8 - dark red violet color; brett, tart berry, ripe currant nose; mature, tart cherry, tart red fruit, brett palate; medium finish 86+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Fontodi
- Varietal Sangiovese
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion Chianti
- Appellation Chianti Classico DOCG
- UPC Codes 607531181811, 607531183396, 607531210085, 607531210092, 8021019020065
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 25 (2%)
- In Cellars 510 (31%)
- Consumed 1,107 (67%)
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- VarietySangiovese
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- SubRegionChianti
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